While that's true, RT, still it's evident that for the Rams game and the first half in New England, the Packers coaches liked Whitehead enough better than a bunch of other CB's and DB's to play Whitehead almost every snap.

Puzzling why for 6 quarters they like the guy enough to play him ahead of 4-5 other DB's; then yesterday they don't like him enough to keep him on the roster. Drop from 5th to 11th just like that? Certainly it's unusual!

Perhaps some off-field stuff again, rather than strictly performance-based, as with Randall?Or perhaps two losses is changing Gute's approach? When totally Nowacrat, maybe smart Whitehead would play ahead of Jones and Jackson and Greene. But perhaps with two more losses on the books and a losing record, Gute is shifting towards a more Buildican perspective, and wants to look more at the younger guys?

Could be a little of all those things craig. Maybe their really isn't much difference between 5th and 11th (something I truely believe is the case on almost all teams).

You may remember that Whitehead was the one who was stopped at 4AM on a highway between Milwaukee and GB doing 110 MPH with 3 of his teamates in the car.

I hadn't remembered that, until you reminded. Yeah, maybe getting ejected could be part of a larger issue with responsibility/professionalism/self-discipline. Who knows.

But yeah, your point that the space between 5th and 11th may be pretty negligible is also well taken.

Certainly there might be guys who were behind him on the Nowacrat playing ladder who would be more valued on the long-term Buildican ladder. He was getting more snaps than Jackson or Jones; certainly Jackson would have more long-term value. And perhaps they still hope that Jones will become able to cover and make decisions someday.

That was silly of me, you can never have too many speedy WR's. Just one of those things that can't be taught.

Oh ya, it wasn't silly, it was clear what you really meant... I was just messin' around.

On the Whitehead discussion... Another narrative out there, and it was mentioned in the papers, is whitehead was kinda exposed when he received extended playing time... He made some splash plays as a part timer, but showed to be ineffective with extended playing time.

So, maybe wanting a long term upgrade played a big part in his release. Add in the other recent issues and Gute probably thought why not just get rid of him now?!?

MoreThe Packers will have kick returner Trevor Davis available tonight against the Seahawks. He was added to the roster off injured reserve. They brought him back to practice last week after his hamstring injury before the opener.

This is a positive for the return game, but also a concern that he hasn't taken a live hit in 2 months. Hopefully their are no turnovers this evening.

Davis was one of only three players in the league to rank in the top 10 in the NFL in both punt-return average (No. 2, 12.2 yards) and kickoff-return average (No. 9, 22.7 yards) from 2016-17, according to the Packers.

Redding, a 6-foot-1, 176-pound rookie, was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Bowling Green on May 11. After being released by the Lions on Aug. 31, he spent a week on the practice squad of the Washington Redskins. Redding earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2017 after leading the team with eight receiving touchdowns. He will wear No. 88 for the Packers.

Redding, a 6-foot-1, 176-pound rookie, was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Bowling Green on May 11. After being released by the Lions on Aug. 31, he spent a week on the practice squad of the Washington Redskins. Redding earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2017 after leading the team with eight receiving touchdowns. He will wear No. 88 for the Packers.

All of Wisconsin can rejoice now - sounds like the Packers will bring Jake Kummerow off of IR and put him on the active roster. Will be interesting to see if he moves into the WR rotation and sees some time. I think everyone would love to see it.

All of Wisconsin can rejoice now - sounds like the Packers will bring Jake Kummerow off of IR and put him on the active roster. Will be interesting to see if he moves into the WR rotation and sees some time. I think everyone would love to see it.

Per Demovsky:

The Packers have activated WR/preseason star Jake Kumerow off IR to practice. So that's it for IR-return spots. Teams get two and they already used one on Trevor Davis. If Kumerow ends up playing, all of Wisconsin will rejoice.

Is Kummwerow going to pass up ESB and get some snaps or be a ST guy? My feeling is that ESB will start out on the field, but once he does something that Rodgers doesn't like, he heads to the bench and Kummerow takes that spot. And, I would put money that Rodgers gets him the ball quickly once he is in the game.